Employees in Action Genentech employees actively support the community through volunteer work. Each year, the company supports several targeted group volunteer activities in support of various health causes and provides material and financial support.
A sample of recent volunteer activities includes:
San Francisco AIDS Walk
American Cancer Society's Daffodil Days
Genentech Climb California
American Heart Association's Heart Walk
Susan G. Komen Foundation's Race for the Cure
Employee Genenerosity Genentech employees also provide financial help to nonprofit organizations that are meeting important community needs ranging from education to social services. Employees' donations are matched by the company dollar for dollar up to $500 per employee. Since the program was launched in 1998, Genentech has matched over $1.5 million in contributions to nonprofit organizations personally supported by employees.
Following are some nonprofit organizations that have received support from Genentech employees:
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America
SF AIDS Foundation
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk
The Nueva School
University of California, Berkeley
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
UC Davis Foundation
Second Harvest Food Bank
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club
Oceanside Volunteer Day
Genentech Oceanside Plant Manager Larry Sanders and team members at the Oceanside Senior Center where employees repainted murals. More than 200 Genentech Oceanside employee volunteers donated their time and services to 20 community organizations at the plant's Annual Volunteer Day on October 14, 2009.
Bike for Breath
Every year, Genentech employees participate in Bike for Breath, a one-day bike ride through San Mateo County.